Heated hosiery-form.



J. HUEBSCH.

HEATED HOSIERY FORM.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1914.

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JOSEPH HUEBSCH, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

HEATED HOSIERY-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 24, 1917.

Application filed June 8, 1914. Serial No. 843,659.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Josnrrr HunBsoH, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Milwaukee, in the county of 5 Milwaukee andState of Wisconsin, have 1n- This invention relates toa form for hosierywhich is internally heated, so that hosiery which has been washed may bestretched upon the form and dried, thus insuring retainment of theoriginal shape of the article. The device is particularly applicableinlaunand where so used, generally a large suitable frame with a commonsteam line connected to all thereof for heating the same.

My invention can be used very efiiciently as an ironing device forhosiery which is already dry, the narrow or fiat construction of theform serving admirably for the'purpose,-it merely being necessary todraw the article over the heated form and allowing it to remain thereonfor a short time.

It is an object of this invention to construct a steam heated hosieryform provided with suitable regulating connections for controlling theinlet and outlet thereto.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a steam heatedhosiery form provided with an adjustable heel portion, adapting the formto be used for hosiery of different sizes.

'- It is furthermore an object of this invenof high heat conductivitywith a pipe running therethrough to admit steam into the interiorthereof, and with an outlet for the condensed steam.

It is finally an ob 'ect of this invention to construct a hosiery formprovided with an adjustable heel portion and internally heated to dryhose stretched thereover.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described.

f In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is an elevation of a rack on which a plurality ofhosiery formsembodying the principles of my invention are mounted.

tion toconstruct a hollow metal hosiery form p Fig. 2 is an enlargedside elevation of one of-said forms showing the valved inlet and outletconnections thereto.

'Fig. 3 is an enlarged central vertical section taken through one of theforms on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on line 4-4 of .Fig. 3.

As shown in the drawings: i The form consists of an integrally connectedfoot portion 1, and leg portion 2, the same being hollow or tubular andforming an integral art of the extended tubular portion 3, WhIC 1sflanged on its outer end and rigidly secured to a" supporting plate orclosure 4, in any suitable manner. A nipple 5, is formed on the innersurface of said supporting plate 4, and threaded therein and extendingaxially through the interior of the form is a steam pipe 6.

- short inlet. steam pipe 7,is threaded into said supporting plate4,'communicating with the nipple 5, and is provided with a valve 8, to

control the admission'of steam to the steam pipe 6, within the form'fromany suitable supply line 9. An eduction pipe 10, for the.

and is slidably mounted on said form, and

is provided with a pin 14, which engages in a slot 15, in the walls ofthe foot portion.

' The common supporting plate 4, for the respective forms is, rigidlysecured upon the upper end of a standard 16, which is in ,turn securedon a heavy base 17, to give the entire device stability, and, ifdesired,'pipes may be laced within the standard 16, to communicate withthe respective steam and eduction pigs 9 and 12, at the upper, endthereof.

he operation is as followsi An operator desiring to iron or dry the hosedraws the same over the toe of the foot portion 1, of the form with theheel of the hose positioned on the upper side of the sition itselffor-the particular length of the hose, but in the event that this doesnot take place, the operator may easily adjust the.

heel member by manipulating the same beneath the hose stretchedthereover until said heel member is in proper position.

I am "aware that various details-of construction may be varied through awide range without departing from the principles of this invention. Itherefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise thannecessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the class described compris mg a hollow form curved toform foot andleg portions, a steam pipe extending axially through saidhollow form and open at its end to admit steam thereinto to heat thesame, a slot in the wall-of said form out of communication with thehollow interior thereof, a heel piece slidable on said form and heatedthereby, and means engaging said heel piece to the form through the slotin the wall thereof.

2. In a device of the class described, a hol-' 3. In a device of theclass described, a hollow internally heated hosiery form comprisingjacurved leg and foot portion, a steam admission pipe dlsposed axiallywithin the form and open at its end to admit steam thereinto andconforming to the curvature of said form, said hosiery form relativelythin in cross section and terminatingin relatively sharp edges, and aheel piece having an acutelyg'angled groove therein to fit closely overone edge ofsaid form to receive heattherefrom and slidably mounted foradjustment thereon.

4. A device of the class described comprising a hollow form, meansextending axially theretlirough to admit steam theremto to theconnection between said form and heel piece.

5. In a device of the class described a heated-hose form terminating insharpened edges, and a tapered slidable heel piece thereon heated by theheat from said form.

6. In a device of the class described, comprising a hollow curved formrelatively thin in cross section and terminating in sharpened edges, asupporting plate thereon, a heel member slid'ablv mounted on one of saidsharpened edges with the outer surfaces of said heel member tapering toconform to the" taper of the surfaces of the form, and also terminatingin a sharpened edge alined with one of the sharpened edges of the form,and means, secured to the interior of said supporting plate andextending within said hollow form to heat the same whereby heat isconducted from said heated form to said heel member. I

7. In a device of the class described, a hollow form, means for heatingthe same on the interior thereof, said form of relatively thin crosssection and terminatin in sharpened edges, and a heel piece slida lymounted on said' form and having a sharpened edge alined with one of thesharpened edges of said form. I, In testimony whereof I have hereuntosubscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH HUEBSGH. Witnesses:

J. E. Moonn, P. M. PEARSON.

